If you need tax forms or would like instructions in completing your federal income tax return, your local library may have just what you need.

Some libraries have available Publication 1132, Reproducible Federal Tax Forms for Use in Libraries, and Publication 1194, a Selection of Tax Information Publications. For a fee, you can make copies of many of the forms you need. Also, some libraries may have a supply of forms that you can pick up. If forms and publications are not available at a library, you may download them from this site, or refer to Topic 155, Forms and Publications - How to Order, for more options.

A few libraries also have audio or video cassettes that give step-by-step instructions on how to prepare Forms 1040EZ, 1040A, and 1040, and Schedules A and B. These may be circulated or referenced only in the library depending on local library guidelines. The films and audio cassettes may be used by organizations at some libraries.

PLEASE!! . . . . don't ask librarians tax law questions. You should call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 for tax information. The library provides tax forms and other tax materials strictly on a voluntary basis as a public service, but librarians are not trained or paid by the IRS.

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